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G. HUNZINGER.

FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

No. 371,758. Patented Ot. 18, M387.

N2 N N UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HUNZTNGEE, OE NEW YOEK, N. Y.

FOLDING BEDST'EAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,758, dated October 18, 1887.

Applcat ion filed June 9, 1887. Serial No. 240,717.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HUNZINGEE, of the city and State of New York, have inf vented an Improvement in Folding Bedsteads,

of which the following is a specification.

' the space occupied by the bedstead when folded is not materially increased.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of the bedstead in a folded position, the dotted lines showing it unfolded; and Fig. 2is a plan at one side of the bed, the upper part being in section.

The fixed portion of the case consists ofthe back Aaud the two end pieces, B. The back may be paneled and ornamented in any desired manner, and the ends B have forward projections, B, that are Arather more than a semicircle, and the pivots or screws C, on which the bed-bottom swings in folding, are at the center of the semi'circle and project from the inner side.

The bed-bottom is composed ofthe paneled or ornamented bottom D and the side rails, E. The foot-guard is preferably in two parts, the lower portion, F, being framed with the side pieces, E, and the upper part, G, being hinged at H, so as to fold and occupy less space.

The straps K are screwed to the inner surfaces of the side rails, E, and are formed with eyes, through which the pivotscrewsc pass; hence the bed-bottom can be swung up or down on these pivot-screws c, the curved inner ends of the side rails, E, being close to the edges of the semicircles B', and there is a segment of a cylinder, L, that is attached at one edge to the inner end of the bottom D, and preferably passing in between the inner faces of the semicircles B', so that when the bed bottom is swung up this partL forms a cylindrical front, closing in behindit the space be'- tween the semicircular ends B', and when turned down this cylindric front passes in between the semicircular ends and beneath the cross-slats N, that support a section Of the mattress and the pillows.

It is to be understood that the mattress is to be divided on a line with the inner surface of the segment L, and that it is to be fastened to (No model.)

the bottom D, so that it will not slip down When the bedbottom is folded up..

If the pillows or bolster are allowed to remain in place upon the mattress above the slats N, there will be ample space for them be` hind the segmental portion4 L and below the lower edge of the mattress, thus concealing the pillows, but allowing them to lie flat.

In order to partially counterpoise the bedbottom, I employ grooved sheaves P on the pivot-screws c and use contractile springs s, attached at their lower ends to the cross-rail T, passing over the grooved sheaves IJ and attaohed at their upper ends to the straps K, or to the sides E, so that they will be distended and exert more force as the bed-bottom is swung down, and by their contraction they will lessen the force required to swing up the bed-bottom in folding the bedstead.

In my improvement the wardrobe-bedstead occupies much less space than others heretofore made, because the upper part of the case is only deep enough to hold the mattress and 4bedclothes instead of being the same depth as the base. This results from the bottom D swinging as far back as possible and the segment L alone projecting sufficiently to iuclose the pillows.

I claim as my invention- 1. The stationary upright portion of the bedstead, having ends B, with semicircular projections B', and the pivots c at the centers of the semicircles, in combination with the side pieces, E, bed'bottom D, and the segment L, attached at its edge to the bottom, and straps K, that connect the side pieces, E, with the pivots c, substantially as set forth.

2. The stationary upright portion of thebedstead having ends B and the semicircular projections B', in combination with the side pieces, E, and bed-bottom D, the straps K, and pivots c,

by which the swinging portion of the bedstead i is connected to the stationary part, the sheaves P on the pivots c, and the springs s, passing over such sheaves and connected at their ends to the respective parts of the bedstead, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 6th day of June, A. D. 1887.

GEO.4 HUNZINGEE.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINGKNEY, WILLIAM G. Meer.

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